Automatic dirigible headlight for automobiles.



K. C. BROOKS. AUTOMATIC DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3, 1915. 1,173,925. Patented Feb.29, 1916.

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K.C.BR0OKS. AUTOMATIC DIRIGIBLE HEADLIGHT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3. 1915.

Patented Feb. 29, 1916.

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KINION C. BROOKS, OF ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA.

AUTOMATIC DIBIGIBI'JE HEADLIGHT FOR AUTOMOBILES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 29, 1916.

Application filed November 3, 1915. Serial No. 59,399.

To all whom it may con cern Be it known that I, KINIoN C. BROOKS, acitizen of'the United States, residing at Alexandria, in the parish ofRapides and State'of Louisiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Automatic Dirigible Headlights for Automobiles;'and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichitappertains to make and use the same.

trolled by the steering gear for turning the lights in the direction inwhich the front wheels are turned by the steering mechanism, whereby thelight will be thrown in the direction in which the machine travels andwill be changed according to the direction of the machine. 7

lVith these and other objects in view the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafterfully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and pointedout vin the claims hereto appended,'it being un derstood that variouschanges'in the form, proportion and minor details of construction may beresorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the appendedclaims. I

In the drawing Figure 1 is a front elevation of a Ford automobileprovided with dirigible headlights constructed in accordance withthisinvention; Fig. 2"is a side elevation of the dirigible headlight,parts of the automobile being'in section and parts being omitted. Fig.3is 'a'plan view partlyin section illustrating the construction fortransmitting motlon from the steering gear to the lamp bracket. Figs. 4and 5 are de-.

tail views of the depending arm for connecting the dirigible headlightmechanism with the transverse rod of the steering mechanism. Fig. 6 is adetail sectional view illustrating the'manner of mounting the lampbracket.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in the severalfigures of the drawing.

In the accompanying drawings in which is illustrated the preferredembodiment of the invention, the dirigib-le headlight comprises in itsconstruction, a supporting bracket composed of a transverse bar ormember 1 extending across the front of a Ford machine or otherautomobile and provided with forwardly, extending terminal portions 2and having attaching arms 3 which are bolted to the machine at theopposite sides thereof preferably by bolts 4 of the fender braces 5, butthe supporting bracket may be secured to a machine in any other desiredmanner. The diverging terminal portions 2 of the bar or member 1 supportclamps 6 consisting of clip plates 7 and U-bolts 8, which embracevertical bearings 9. The U-bolts 8 are equipped with nuts 10 and theclip plates which extend across the rear portions of the bearings 9 areprovided with attaching shanks 11 which are bolted or otherwise securedto the diverging terminals 2 of the bar or member 1.

Each vertical bearing consists of a tubular member preferably providedwith an inner sleeve or lining 12 and receiving the pivot 13 of the lampbracket 14 which extends through the sleeve and projects below the sameand has a lower threaded terminal 14 The lower terminals of the pivots13 are threaded for the reception of nuts 15,

washers 18 being preferably interposed between thearms and the lowerends of the bearings as clearly shown in Fig. 6 of the drawing. Areduced threaded portion 14 forms a shoulder 19 against which the arm 17is clamped but any other suitable means may be employed for enabling thearm to be rigidly secured to the pivot 13. The bearing 9fisprovided'with an annular'series of adjustable rod 25 by a bolt 26 orother suitable fastening devices. The rear ends of the arms are arrangedin bifurcations 27 of sockets 28 which are right and left hand threadedto receive right and left hand threaded terminal portions 29 and 30 ofthe transverse connecting rod 25. By this con struction an adjustableconnection is provided to enable the lamps 31 to be adjusted in properposition with relation to the front wheels 32.

The transverse connecting rod 25 is connected by a depending arm 33 withthe transverse rod 3% ofthe mechanism. The transverse rod 34 isconnected with the steering knuckles of the front wheels so that whenmechanism, thetransverse rod-25"of a dirigib-le automatic headlightwill" be simultaneously moved-in the same. direction tojc-ause thelights to turn laterally with the wheels when the direction in-which themachine is traveling is changed. The depending arm 33'isprovided at itsupper end with a sleeve 35 toreceivethe transverse rod 25 and it'has aslot or opening 36, which provides. for the reception of a lower sleeve37 having an annular-groove 38 in Which'the-sides of the slotted portionof the-arm 33 are arranged. The slot 36 provides'for thecu'shioningaction of the springs of'the vehicleso that the body in itsupward and downward movement will not affect the operation. of thedirigible headlight. The rod 34 of the steering mechanism passes throu hthe sleeve 37 which is rigidly secured to the said rod '34 by a-setscrew 39.

- The set screw is adapted tobe loosened-to permit the rod 34 to slidethrough the sleeve without operating the dirigible-headlightso that thelamp may remain-stationary inwa central position when desired. Thearm=33 is provided with an upper terminalportion 40 which is securedin-a depending tubular portion 1 1 of the upper sleeve 35 by 'a-setscrew 42.

It will be seen that the automatic dirigible headlight is exceedinglvsimp'leand inexpensive in construction, that is-adapted to'be readilyapplied to Ford automobiles and other-machines'and that is -capa'ble ofcausing thelamp to rotate horizontally-with the lateral movement of thefront wheels to move thelight of the lampsin'the direction in which themachine is traveling and to change the direction of the lamp with thechange'of the direction of the machine. 'It is. also clear that thedevice. may-be readily arrangedto permit the steering of the -machine'to be effected without turning the'headli ghts.

What is claimed is lamp-brackets at opposite sides-of an auto- 7 mobile,arms secured to and extending rear- Wardly from the pivots, a transverse"rod; connecting the arms, said transverse rod be ing'located above theplane of thetransverse rod of thesteering mechanism of the automobile,an arm' depending from'the trans verse rod of the dirigibleheadlight andpro f vided: with a longitudinal slot} a. sleeve mounted onthetrans'verse rod. of the steering gear-and arrangedin the slotof thesaid armv and having means for engaging the same at the front wheels returned by the steering opposite sides thereof and meansfor secur-' .2

ing the sleeve to the. rod: of the steering mechanism. Y

2. A dirigible headlight for automobiles including lamp. bracketsprovided with depending pivots, means for mounting the lamp brackets atopposite'rsidesxof an automobile, arms secured toandeXtending-rearwardly "from the pivots, 'a transverse rod connectingthe arms, said transverse rod being located above thep-lane 10fthetransverse rod of the steering mechanism of theqautoQ mobile, anarm'depe'nding from the trans-f verserod of the, di-rigible headlightand providedwwith a longitudinal slot, a sleeve mounted on thetransverse rod of the steer- 111g gear and arranged-1n the slot of thearm .7 and provided w th a groove to recelve the Y said arm, andgfadevice. for. detachably securing the sleeve-t0 the-rod mechanism. 7 r VI 3. A fdi-rigible headlight comprising a bracket consisting of rod 1 or'member ar rangedto extend:- acrossthefront df'a machine and havingforwardly diverging terminal portionsxand rearwardly extending of the.steering attaching portions, clamps securedt0 the I terminal-portions ofthejhracket, bearings transverse rod ofthe steering mechanism of-the-machine- In testimonvwhereof EI affix my signature inpresenceoftvvo-vvitn g g KINI ON *GJBROOKS; Witnesses. V J. WJRUDisI'LnffMIKE AARON.

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